2005 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Harald V of NorwayHarald V of NorwayHarald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Kjell Magne BondevikKjell Magne BondevikKjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician . He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him Norway's longest serving non-Labour Party Prime Minister since World War II...
(Christian Democratic Party) until October 17, Jens StoltenbergJens Stoltenbergis a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
(Labour Party)
Events
- 1 January - The University of StavangerUniversity of StavangerThe University of Stavanger is located in Stavanger, Norway and has about 8,500 students and 1200 administration, faculty and service staff. It is organised in three faculties, including two national centres of expertise. It includes 107 professors, and more than 150 of the academic staff hold...
is established. - 13 June - The new Svinesund BridgeSvinesund BridgeThe Svinesund Bridge is a through arch bridge crossing Iddefjord at Svinesund, and joining Sweden and Norway. Svinesund is a sound separating the Swedish municipality of Strömstad from the Norwegian municipality of Halden, and thus it is the border between Sweden and Norway in this region...
is opened joining NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The old Svinesund Bridge still stands 1 kilometre to the east. - 14 July – The NærøyfjordNærøyfjordThe Nærøyfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The narrow fjord is a branch of the large Sognefjord, and it is featured on the "Norway in a Nutshell" daytrips for tourists...
, the Geiranger Fjord and the Struve Geodetic ArcStruve Geodetic ArcThe Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian....
are designated by UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
as World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage SiteA UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
s. - 12 September – The 2005 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 2005Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election....
takes place. The election was won by the opposition centre-left Red-Green CoalitionRed-Green Coalition (Norway)The Red-Green Coalition is a centre-left coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour , the Socialist Left Party , and the Centre Party. Unlike many other Red-Green coalitions, the "Green" here is the colour of a centrist party rather than an actual Green party...
, which took 87 seats. - 17 October – Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was appointed.
Anniversaries
- June 7 – Centennial of the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
Notable births
- 8 April – Leah Isadora BehnLeah Isadora BehnLeah Isadora Behn is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. She was born at the princess's summer residence Bloksbjerg at Hankø island, in the municipality of Fredrikstad....
, the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of NorwayPrincess Märtha Louise of NorwayPrincess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...
and husband Ari BehnAri BehnAri Mikael Behn is a Norwegian author, and is best known as the husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. He has written two novels, a collection of short stories and a book about his wedding... - 3 December – Prince Sverre Magnus of NorwayPrince Sverre Magnus of NorwayPrince Sverre Magnus of Norway is the second child of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. Prince Sverre Magnus is a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway...
, the second child of Haakon, Crown Prince of NorwayHaakon, Crown Prince of NorwayHaakon, Crown Prince of Norway is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991...
and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of NorwayMette-Marit, Crown Princess of NorwayMette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway , is the wife of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.-Background and education:...
Notable deaths
- 6 January - Nora StrømstadNora StrømstadNora Strømstad was a Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 she finished eleventh in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:*...
, alpine skier (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 13 January - Karstein SelandKarstein SelandKarstein Seland was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Gyland.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (b.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - 20 January - Per BortenPer Bortenwas a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and Prime Minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet into today's Centre Party...
, politician and Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
(b.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - 2 February - Anders HveemAnders HveemAnders Hveem was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**...
, bobsledder (b.19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 2 February - Svein KviaSvein KviaSvein «Kvien» Kvia was a Norwegian footballer who spent his entire career at Viking F.K., where he was one of the club's most successful players of all time....
, international soccer player (b.19471947 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 August - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day, 4,300 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples...
) - 20 February - Johan ØstbyJohan ØstbyJohan Østby was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party, and journalist.He was born in Trysil.He was member of the Norwegian Parliament Stortinget from Hedmark for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977....
, politician (b.19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 12 March - Johan Skipnes, politician (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 17 March - Sverre HolmSverre HolmSverre Holm Gundersen was a renowned Norwegian stage and film actor. He is probably best known for playing "Benny" in the Olsenbanden-movies , and the leader of the Norwegian child's program Sesam Stasjon with characters based on those from Sesame Street.Sverre Holm was born in Drammen and was...
, actor (b.19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 2 June - Gunder GundersenGunder GundersenGunder Gundersen was a Norwegian nordic combined skier and sports official. During his active career he won two individual FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals and the Holmenkollen ski festival three times Gunder Gundersen (September 12, 1930 — June 2, 2005) was a Norwegian nordic combined...
, Nordic combined skier and sports official (b.19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 7 July - Gunnar Fredrik HellesenGunnar Fredrik HellesenGunnar Fredrik Hellesen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Haugesund.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician and Minister (b.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - 20 July - Finn GustavsenFinn GustavsenFinn Gustavsen was a Norwegian socialist politician active from 1945 to the late 1970s. He was noted for his uncompromising style and willingness to take contrarian stands....
, politician (b.19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 21 August - Liv AasenLiv AasenLiv Aasen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1969, and was re-elected on four occasions. On the local level she was a member of Kongsberg city council from 1955 to 1959 and of Trondheim city council from 1959 to 1963...
, politician (b.19281928 in Norway-Events:* 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo .* At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park....
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- 24 September - Arna VågenArna VågenArna Vågen, née Espeland was a Norwegian missionary and politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 1961–1965....
, missionary and politician (b.19051905 in Norway- Overview :1905 is the year when Norway and Sweden regain their independence after dissolution of the Union between Sweden and Norway. For the first time since 1397 Norway had a national king, after 500 years of political unions with other Scandinavia countries — the Kalmar Union until 1532, then...
) - 8 October - Erik GrønsethErik GrønsethErik Grønseth was a Norwegian sociologist, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oslo from 1971 to 1989, and "one of the post-war pioneers of sociology" in Norway. Together with Harriet Holter, he is considered the founder of Norwegian family sociology.As a young man, he was introduced to...
, social scientist and sociologist (b.19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 18 October - Sverre MitsemSverre Mitsem (judge)Sverre Mitsem is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Oslo. He worked as a lawyer for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1981, as a judge in Asker and Bærum District Court from 1986, presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1991 and in Borgarting Court of Appeal from 1995, and...
, judge (b.19441944 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 29 October - Elsa SkjervenElsa SkjervenElsa R. Skjerven was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was born in Oslo....
, politician and Minister (b.19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 1 November - Carl MortensenCarl Mortensen (sailor)Carl Lauritz Mortensen was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born and died in Oslo. He received a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Johan Ferner, Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Finn Ferner.-References:...
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 23 November - Ingvil AarbakkeIngvil AarbakkeIngvil Hareide Aarbakke was a Norwegian artist. With her husband Ion Sorvin, she was the moving force behind the Copenhagen-based collective N55 in 1994.- Biography :...
, artist (b.19701970 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea...
) - 3 December - Kåre KristiansenKåre KristiansenKåre Gudbrand Kristiansen was a Norwegian politician active in the Christian People's Party. Noted as a conservative within his own party, he was known to take controversial positions at odds with the prevailing consensus.Kristiansen was born in Bergen, the son of a lay preacher. Both his parents...
, politician (b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 17 December - Sverre StenersenSverre StenersenSverre Stenersen was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual golds both at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...
, Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (b.19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
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- 24 December - Georg JohannesenGeorg JohannesenGeorg Johannesen was a Norwegian author and professor of rhetoric.He was born in Bergen. His dissertation was on the spring motif in the poetry of Olaf Bull. He drowned while on vacation in Egypt....
, author and professor of rhetoric (b.19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 29 December - Gerda BoyesenGerda BoyesenGerda Boyesen is the founder of Biodynamic Psychology, a branch of Body Psychotherapy.-Life:...
, founder of Biodynamic Psychology (b.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
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- Jens-Halvard BratzJens-Halvard BratzJens-Halvard Bratz was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party. He was for many years director of the ironworks Grorud Jernvarefabrikk, and also served in the leadership of several organisations. He was among the people who initiated the Norwegian Glacier Museum...
, businessman, politician and Minister (b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - Eivind ErichsenEivind ErichsenEivind Erichsen was a Norwegian economist and civil servant.He was born in Kristiania as a son of postmaster Erik Emanuel Erichsen and Petra Antoine Olsen . In May 1944 he married Ingrid Holmboe. She was a great-grandniece of Bernt Michael and Christopher Andreas Holmboe...
, economist and civil servant (b.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - Reidar GrønhaugReidar GrønhaugReidar Grønhaug was a Norwegian social anthropologist.He was born in Stavanger. He took his mag.art. degree in 1967, and started working as a lector at the University of Bergen. He was promoted to associate professor in 1972, took his dr.philos...
, social anthropologist (b.19381938 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* January 14 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.* 20 November - Queen Maud of Norway dies* Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik...
) - Geir GrungGeir Grung (diplomat)Geir Grung is a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Bergen, and was a cand.mag. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, was promoted to assistant secretary in 1977 and to spokesperson in 1980...
, diplomat (b.19381938 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* January 14 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.* 20 November - Queen Maud of Norway dies* Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik...
) - Ivar JohansenIvar Johansen (journalist)Ivar Johansen was a Norwegian journalist and editor.He was the chairman of the trade union Norwegian Union of Journalists from 1962 to 1964...
, journalist and editor (b.19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - Ola H. MetliaasOla H. MetliaasOla H. Metliaas was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.He was born in Orkdal, and had a background as chairman of the Young Liberals of Norway, the young wing of the Liberal Party, from 1966 to 1968. In 1972 he was the managing director of Ja til EF, an organization supporting Norwegian...
, civil servant and politician (b.19431943 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - Ove SkaugOve SkaugOve Skaug was a Norwegian engineer and civil servant.He was born in Horten, and took his examen artium in 1932. He graduated with the siv.ing. degree in electronic engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1937....
, engineer and civil servant (b.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
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